For another year, the Westbrook Warren Church served a Christmas Feast, and all were invited.Video: Westbrook's Warren Church serves yearly feastAbout nine years ago, the town’s Methodist Church closed. The church had provided a Christmas dinner to about 30-50 people, Joy Knight said.“I said, 'You know, we need to continue this tradition,’” she said.What started as a church event as grown to include hundreds of people from all walks of life and communities.“One thing that we have is a wonderful family and we like to share it,” said Bill Reed of Cumberland.“It's just a wonderful community, social event, and I don't have to cook,” said Linda Merrill of Westbrook.There are more than 75 volunteers doing the cooking this year.Dan Lakeman, of Windham, has been pitching in in the kitchen for seven years.“We kind of connected to the church and then my wife and I joined the church,” Lakeman said. “It's really like home to us now.”“If I was going to do it all over again, I'd make more of Christmas than I have, because I just love Christmas,” said Harry Chase of Old Orchard Beach.

WESTBROOK, Maine —

For another year, the Westbrook Warren Church served a Christmas Feast, and all were invited.